Green NGO warns of deadly combo for Philippines - Instablogs
Green NGO warns of deadly combo for Philippines
Grace Calderon , Quezon City: Oct 8 2008
Made Popular Oct 8 2008
Philippines :
Climate change and irresponsible mining in the country could prove to be a deadly combination in coming years, members of a legal policy research and advocacy organization said. Miners’ inability to predict the weather and amount of rainfall could...
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Jayashree
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Jayashree Oct 8 2008
bangalore, India
Mines are scary cool. But aren’t things just as bad at any mining location? WE’re always reading about people getting caved in. Buried alive, wow.
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Grace Calderon
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Grace Calderon Oct 8 2008
Quezon City, Philippines
Right, Jayashree. There is no such thing as guaranteed safe mining as there’s no such thing as sustainable mining. It’s totally hazardous.
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Rita Veshnida
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Rita Veshnida Oct 8 2008
San Francisco, United States
Mining has been one of the more stubborn environmentally-destructive industries that is difficult to stop. It is almost syndicated.
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Grace Calderon
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Grace Calderon Oct 8 2008
Quezon City, Philippines
Mining projects across the globe are, in reality, ultimately owned by a handful of multinational/transnational corporations.
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